I tried this pudding from vahrevah and have made this 2-3 times and its a no fail recipe. The ingredients are easy to fetch from ur pantry with no mess, it comes out perfect everytime.
My lil one who loves pudding enjoyed this too and whenever she sees the ramkeins she would ask for pudding 🙂 She likes most of the puddings either chocolate or plain custard pudding but she loves this egg pudding a bit more than the other puddings.
Caramel Pudding / Flan Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 50 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Dessert | Recipe Cuisine: World
Recipe Category: Dessert | Recipe Cuisine: World
For caramel:
Sugar – 20 gms
Water – 3 tbsp
For vanilla pudding:
Milk – 500 ml
Sugar – 50 gms
Eggs – 3
Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp
Note:Check out my Eggless Vanilla Pudding Recipe posted earlier
Check out my Eggless Chocolate Pudding Recipe posted earlier
Method:
- For making caramel :
- Add sugar in a dry pan and leave it untouched until the sugar melts down completely and turns slightly brown.Add water and the sugar syrup will start bubbling up.Do not stir just swirl to heat up evenly.
- Once the mixture turns golden brown then pour the caramel into moulds or ramekins immediately so that spreads to fill the base. Take a large baking pan and pour water upto 1 inch height. Arrange the ramekins inside the pan with water.
- Beat eggs until fluffy then add sugar and beat it well until the sugar dissolves completely. I used my whisk to beat until fluffy.
- Heat milk and allow it to boil. Once boiled, remove it from flame and cool it down for few mins then add it to the egg sugar mixture and beat for few mins. Add the vanilla essence , give a quick stir. Strain this through a strainer to remove undissolved egg white strands.
- Now pour the milk egg mixture into the prepared ramkeins.Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C. Now leave the pan with ramekins arranged on lower rack of the oven. Bake in 375°F/190°C or 35-45 mins. Check by inserting a fork if it comes out clean, then ur pudding is ready.
For making vanilla pudding:
Allow it to cool for a while then refrigerate for an hour atleast before serving. At the time of serving run a knife around the edges of the pudding to loosen a bit then invert the ramekins on the serving plate. A delicious caramel coated vanilla pudding or flan is ready 🙂
The caramel taste hides the eggy flavour giving it a nice outer coating. I luved the way the caramel drops when inverted. A rich and delicious dessert easy to whip up too.
My Notes:
- Dont let the caramel get more dark then the pudding will have a bitter tasting caramel.Also the colour purely depends on your taste.
- Also allow the caramel to spread through all sides of the bottom base of the container you use for setting the pudding.
- The pudding that went inside the oven had a golden top while the outer ones had the normal cream top. But the taste of the pudding doesnt get affected at all.
An Open Book says
November 22, 2011 at 3:04 pmi am obsessed with creme brulee (a slightly diff technique and a much richer version), but uses more or less the same ingredients. Its time i amde it again, im soo drooling looking at urs now
Aarthi says
November 22, 2011 at 3:45 pmwow…Sharmi,I should thank you for this recipe..This is my favorite..I love it..You inspired me to try it out..Thanks
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Chitra says
November 22, 2011 at 3:48 pmwow, its amazing 🙂 Loved ur clicks 🙂
lata raja says
November 22, 2011 at 4:01 pmwow! I do not normally like eggs, but your pudding looks very good that I might overlook:)
Sushma Mallya says
November 22, 2011 at 4:19 pmLooks gorgeous Sharmi, Loved the clicks:)
aipi says
November 22, 2011 at 4:40 pmAbsolutely perfect, the texture is spot on! Great work Sharmi 🙂
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Shanavi says
November 22, 2011 at 5:26 pmGorgeous.. made to perfection. .now that my dinner is done hours ago,would care for some delicious dessert now… wat say?
Suja says
November 22, 2011 at 5:40 pmMy favorite..love the texture dear..awesome.
faseela says
November 22, 2011 at 6:32 pmit has come out well…..perfectly done……….lipsmacking dear…..
sangee vijay says
November 22, 2011 at 6:49 pmpudding looks so perfect…amazing clicks!!
Laavanya says
November 22, 2011 at 7:27 pmLooks sooo good.. such tempting pics.
Vatsala. says
November 22, 2011 at 7:41 pmNice presentation.
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Nisha S. says
November 22, 2011 at 7:50 pmNice, I'd love to try making this one without the eggs. What do you think I can substitute it best with?
Thanks!
Nitha says
November 22, 2011 at 8:07 pmMy all time fav..
DEESHA says
November 22, 2011 at 8:45 pmPerfectly done. Looks tempting
Manju says
November 22, 2011 at 8:54 pmPerfect creamy texture! love this!
divya says
November 22, 2011 at 9:21 pmOmg, super delicious and irresistible pudding..
Priya says
November 22, 2011 at 9:37 pmIrresistible pudding, love this very much,havent had since a long..
Rachana says
November 22, 2011 at 9:49 pmThats so perfect. Love it 🙂
Uma says
November 23, 2011 at 12:10 amvarehva!!!!Superb sharmi… kalakiteenga. each picture is superb. I like caramel a lot and it(the colour) is very easy to capture beautifully thru camera. Love it absolutely.
RAKS KITCHEN says
November 23, 2011 at 12:59 amLooks perfectly set,lovely presentation with the eggs in BG 🙂
Torviewtoronto says
November 23, 2011 at 2:02 amdelicious looking custard pudding looks wonderful
Tina says
November 23, 2011 at 2:14 ammy all time fav..looks perfect dear.
Sanjeeta kk says
November 23, 2011 at 3:50 amWonderful presentation and lovely caramelized pudding!
Swathi says
November 23, 2011 at 4:22 amdelicious caramel pudding.
Rashida shaikh says
November 23, 2011 at 4:30 amLooks Wonderful!
my brother's all time favorite.I should surprise him .Thanks for sharing
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Kalpana Sareesh says
November 23, 2011 at 5:44 amwonderful one of my fav.. will def try this i hv ordered for my morphy richards otg as u sugg in ur earlier baking recipes.. awaiting to jump on all ur baking recipes.. this is also in must do list..
Sharmilee! :) says
November 23, 2011 at 6:11 am@Nisha : You can check out my eggless pudding which has custard powder as replacement but sure the texture and taste varies…but can guarantee it was tasty too 🙂
Priya's Feast says
November 23, 2011 at 8:35 amThis is my family's favourite…Caramel Pudding is perfectly made,sharmilee..
Prathibha says
November 23, 2011 at 8:50 amone of my most fav puddings is this caramel custard..looks heavenly n yumm
Annapoorani says
November 23, 2011 at 9:16 amthe pic is so nice…I will go for eggless version 🙂
zareena says
November 23, 2011 at 9:47 amAmazing shots Sharmi. I am in love with your cute ramekin bowls. They are so cute and colourful.
Sapthanaa Balachander (Alias) Abilashini says
November 23, 2011 at 10:01 amlooks awesome.. yummy
Prathima Rao says
November 23, 2011 at 11:22 amSo satiny smooth & are soooo…..yummyy!!!
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hemalata says
November 23, 2011 at 11:29 amAwesome recipe,looks so yummy.
Archana says
November 23, 2011 at 12:16 pmAwesome. Love the pics.
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Pavithra says
November 23, 2011 at 3:27 pmEven though there is whole lot of pudding , this is always in my favorite list from my childhood days. And this is making me drool and tempting me so much..wish I can grab one now 🙂 By the way looks perfect.
Yummy Team says
November 23, 2011 at 6:16 pmAmazing clicks, Sharmi..Am drooling here..
Sobha Shyam says
November 23, 2011 at 8:52 pmsuperb pudding and beautiful clicks Sharmi..
Srimathi says
November 24, 2011 at 3:27 amVery nice pictures. Looks so perfect.
Bharathy says
November 24, 2011 at 6:23 amPerfect looking flan, sharmee.. cute shots too…
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M D says
November 24, 2011 at 6:29 amAmazing clicks Sharmi. I am a huge fan of caramel pudding and can eat out all the 4 you have presented here. I make them with Amul cream and they are decadent too. Your's looks absolutely perfect!
MyFudo™ says
November 24, 2011 at 8:59 amAbsolutely my favorite…Cool and creamy treats are always a hit for my family. Gonna try this definitely. Thanks for sharing!
Asmita says
November 26, 2011 at 12:24 amI love flan. My mother used to make it for me all the time. This flan really brought back all those memories, it looks great!
Anonymous says
January 5, 2012 at 11:20 ambeautiful pics!!
Cheran says
June 8, 2012 at 10:45 amWhere will i get ramekins in Coimbatore?
Sharmilee! :) says
June 8, 2012 at 10:48 am@Cheran : I got mine in Currimboys, Chennai
Cheran says
June 8, 2012 at 10:53 amAll your posts are wonderful, i admire you so much, being Coimbatorian, sometimes, iam not able to get baking items, searching, searching, still not able to get ramekins, measuring cups, etc…
Unknown says
September 23, 2012 at 9:38 amHi Sharmi,
I tried this one out and it was superb. My niece and nephew wanted a second round of the pudding. It was so simple to make it. Your pictures and step by step method was really helpful. Thank you for the recipe.
Doreen
Siva Ranjani says
November 30, 2012 at 9:33 amyyyyyuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm……
Neera says
January 18, 2013 at 3:47 pmWow! I used to make this a long time back and used to love it! I thought of making this again a few days back only to realize I had lost the recipe. So I found your recipe yesterday and made it. I did remember though that I used to add custard powder too (I like the custard taste) and boil the milk for longer till it reduced from 1 liter to about 600 ml. So I put 1 less egg and added 1 tbsp of custard powder. I didn't boil the milk that long. And it turned out great! The earlier one (with longer boiled milk) used to be a richer texture but this was awesome too! Thanks for sharing.
And such an impressive blog you have here. I can see how much effort you put in cooking and then presenting. No wonder it returned as the top entry when I searched for this recipe 🙂
Sangee says
February 14, 2013 at 5:52 amWhether it is possible for stove top method using pressure cooker or idli paathiram?
Sharmilee! :) says
February 14, 2013 at 12:35 pmI think you can steam it but really not sure about the method and timing. May be refer my bread caramel pudding where I've steamed the pudding. Hope this helps!
bittersweet says
April 21, 2013 at 4:26 pmHey:)
I've only ever made caramel pudding from the mix they sell and decided to make them from scratch today. Your recipe was amazing and they turne out perfectly. Thanks!
Nimisha says
May 3, 2013 at 3:23 pmHi Sharmilee….
can u pls tell me how much will be 20 gms and 50 gms of sugar measured in a standard measuring cup(1 cup=250ml)or measured in measuring spoons….?i don't have a weighing machine…..can u pls clarify the amount of gms…in cups or spoons ?
thank u,
Nimisha
Sharmilee! :) says
May 6, 2013 at 2:42 amThis is tough to tell…but I am converting it for your convenience though it may not be accurate….20 gms – 1.5 tbsp and 50 gms – 3 tbsp
Abigail Lee says
June 9, 2013 at 11:29 amI have no idea why when i make the caramel, the sugar clumbs together and the the sugar never changes its colour after i add water.
SHARMILEE J says
June 9, 2013 at 4:20 pmKeep in sim while making caramel it will surely change its color…but I can understand it does need practise to make caramel so keep trying 🙂
SAKSHI says
June 16, 2013 at 5:13 pmI tried this pudding…came out amazing…thank you so much,,
Sukanya Mahesh says
July 11, 2013 at 4:22 pmWot if i wanna steam it? I dont have an oven. Or how to make it in microwave oven?
SHARMILEE J says
July 12, 2013 at 1:36 amI am not really sure of the outcome if you steam it…I just followed the orginal recipe and didnt experiment any further…
Sukanya Mahesh says
July 11, 2013 at 4:23 pmU can use Brown Sugar. It gives the color and dsnt have the threat of gttng bitter.
SHARMILEE J says
July 12, 2013 at 1:36 amYes next time will surely try using it 🙂
SAKSHI says
August 1, 2013 at 9:34 pmHi i tried this but Some how the Tops got black…did i Overbake it?
SHARMILEE J says
August 2, 2013 at 12:39 pmYes overbaking might give a darker shade
Shweta Vaidyalingam says
September 25, 2013 at 1:00 pmHi sharmilee, I followed ur recipe to the notch and the taste was perfect. However the caramel at the bottom ended up being hard after baking 🙁 I didnt use ramekins but aluminium tin cups. Any tips on how to avoid it in the future ?
SHARMILEE J says
September 28, 2013 at 1:43 amI am not sure Shweta….its better to use ramekins or any oven safe ceramicware as it helps easy unmoulding….
Dahlia Ratnasari says
January 2, 2014 at 3:37 amI've tried this and it was veeery delicious 🙂 Thanks.
Sudha says
July 22, 2014 at 5:53 amHi Sharmi,
I tried this and came out well. But I got raw smell of egg. Can you tell me what might be the problem?
SHARMILEE J says
July 23, 2014 at 3:27 pmDid you use good quality vanilla essence?
kitchenkathukutty says
March 22, 2015 at 10:12 amHow do I make it without oven?
SHARMILEE J says
March 23, 2015 at 2:56 pmCheck my eggless bread pudding for pressure cooker method not sure whether this recipe will work but you can try….
Rashmi says
June 17, 2015 at 10:28 amlooks like I went horribly wrong somewhere- the caramel was not enough to fill 3 ramekins. Could not "pour" into ramekins- became a blob on coaxing it out of the pan into the ramekins- actually have made caramel custard several times but thought I would try a new recipe.. which looked fantastic and had so many terrific reviews. Obviously I am not seeing something in the recipe. Its in the oven now and hoping they are edible when they come out!!!
SHARMILEE J says
June 17, 2015 at 12:57 pmOh sorry to hear that…Hope your custard was edible
Deepa Arasa says
July 8, 2016 at 4:18 amDo we need to put water in the pan when you keep the ramekins for baking??
SHARMILEE J says
July 24, 2016 at 2:00 amYes
Unknown says
August 13, 2016 at 8:10 amHi my son loves caramel pudding. I have tried your recipe twice. It came out super good. Only one issue my pudding cracks in the middle. Any idea why? Shobana
RIYAZ HUSSAIN says
August 16, 2016 at 7:16 amNice recipe. Is it OTG or microwave oven?
SHARMILEE J says
October 27, 2016 at 12:54 pmIt is OTG